January 2012
2 posts
House check in-month one
We are all battling the flu in the house. Josh took his first sick day in maybe…ever? He is a big believer in powering through. The last time Josh & I were this sick was pre-Ben when we were living in Boston right after we had both started the South Beach Diet. Apparently carbs also help you overcome the flu because without them, it lasted two weeks. The only highlight of that illness...
December 2011
2 posts
Arrived at the new house for day one of get stuff done. And… no power. The earliest the electric company would let me switch over (when I called on Thursday) was next Monday. They neglected to mention they were turning the power off prior. Whoops!
So, we are officially home owners! Crazy right?
Closing went smoothly, we dropped off some things at the house then headed back into the city. Our lease isn’t up until March so we will go back and forth for a while. I want to get pre-school as worked out as possible in Stamford before we make the move. In the meantime, we have lots of projects we need to tackle.
First, we need to...
November 2011
2 posts
October 2011
2 posts
Eye Surgery? Check
Ben was scheduled for his eye surgery yesterday after a week delay. Josh had wanted to speak with the doctor to clarify a few points prior to us moving forward. He did that early this week and that set us up for a go yesterday. We had to be at NYU hospital at 915a for a 1015a surgery. Ben couldn’t eat anything in preparation and while he is now old enough to have this concept explained,...
September 2011
2 posts
Duanes Syndrome
I thought I had blogged about this before, but in looking back at old posts, realized I didn’t. Ben was diagnosed with Duanes Syndrome a while back. Duanes Syndrome is different for different people but for Ben, it means his right eye cannot turn inward past a certain point. It doesn’t affect his vision at all, but just makes it harder for him to center his eyes together on a focal...
July 2011
3 posts
53.7 Miles = NYCM 2012!
Over the weekend I finished my final race to qualify for guaranteed entry into the 2012 NYC Marathon! To say I am excited would be an understatement. As I’ve talked about before, any New York Road Runner member who runs 9 qualifying races in the course of a year and volunteers once gets entry into the following year’s marathon.
I ran 53.7 miles in total to secure this entry. My pace ranged from...
June 2011
3 posts
Ben's first road race
I am a bit overdue with this post, but only just realized I never blogged about it.
A few months back we decided it was high time the whole family got into running and signed Ben up for his first race! Through New York Road Runners these are often kids races that you can do once you turn two so Ben was in. The little munchkin was beyond excited about his race. Josh was running the adult...
May 2011
3 posts
Whoops!
Ben repeats everything, and Josh and I both have the mouths of a truck driver so it’s shocking it hasn’t happened before today. But officially, today is the day Ben repeated his first curse word. I was shouting a story to Josh in the kitchen this morning and used the term “Hey a**hole” (not at Josh…in the story!) Ben then repeated it over and over. He thought he...
April 2011
4 posts
March 2011
7 posts
Donate with me!
The March of Dimes walk is now a month away which means it’s time for me to start hitting you up for donations!
http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1532860
Many people look at Ben and think he is the norm for what to expect from a former preemie. He is not.
Being born at 29 weeks and under 2lbs does make Ben an exception. Only 1.4% of babies born in the US are born under 3.4lbs. In...
Google Reader
I may be the last person on the planet to be using this (or, I guess my friend Jen is who didn’t know what I was talking about) but I LOVE GOOGLE READER. Helloooooo. Now I can keep track of blogs I like and be updated without visiting a million different websites. LIFE CHANGING.
PS Why did nobody tell me about this before??
March of Dimes walk
On May 1st, we will be doing a 3.5 mile walk for the MM arch of Dimes in Manhattan. It is a cause that is very close to our hearts. We spend 72 days in the NICU when Ben was born (another 17 after that in a PICU). 89 days in total. 3 months. But we were among the lucky ones. We have a happy, healthy 2 ½...
February 2011
2 posts
Ben's First Joke
Me: Ben, who is the president?
Ben: O'mama?
Me: Who??
Ben: um. O'dada (commence hysterical laughter)
Half Training
I am hopelessly behind in my training for the half on March 20. And by hopelessly behind I mean I am luckily if I am running once a week at this point. I’m not entirely sure why I am having such trouble motivating. My schedule is such that currently, I need to be running in the morning. But I am SOOOO not a morning person. My running buddy who usually gets me motivated has been in Egypt...
January 2011
3 posts
9 + 1
Today is the last day to become a New York Road Runners member to qualify to do the 9+1 for the 2012 marathon. This means if you run 9 NYRR races and volunteer for 1 by the end of 2011, you automatically qualify for the 2012 New York City Marathon. I am very excited to say, besides Josh, I now have 3 friends who have also signed up and are going to attempt to qualify with me. I’m not...
Ben Does Life.: Do Life: NYC 5K Meetup. →
bendoeslife:
New York, we had the time of our lives today. The weather cooperated and 45 of us joined at Columbus Circle to do 3.1 before the rooster crowed (my sense of “early” is a little off, but you get the point.)
It was so very cool to put faces with blogs and to make new friends, that the actual…
This is how I spent my Saturday morning. A very inspiring story as well as one of...
December 2010
3 posts
It is official! I am running the NYC half marathon on March 20th! Let the training begin…
Paint suggestions?
We took the plunge last night and put up a fake will to make an office in our apartment. The apartment was set up to have a massive living room and then a dining alcove. It was easy enough to block off the dining area for an office and still have more than enough room to have a living room and dining room.
I was nervous I wouldn’t like it because it makes the apartment less open concept...
One step closer to growing up
I think we have officially transitioned over to a big boy bed!
We have had a single bed in Ben’s room forever, mainly for guests. About a week ago, Ben decided he wanted to sleep in his bed, not his crib and hasn’t looked back. He is in the big boy bed for naps and overnights and while he is able to get in and out of it with the help of a step stool, he doesn’t.
We also...
November 2010
4 posts
Costa Rica
A few brief things because I am writing from my phone:
1) Only one of us got dive certified. I’ll give you a moment to guess which on of us that is…oh you don’t actually need a moment? Fine fine. I chickened out at the last minute with the open water dives. It was cold, murky and generally not inviting. Josh thought it was fabulous. Ehhh. I still have 5 more months to get...
Sooooooo.
It’s totally last minute but…WE’RE GOING TO COSTA RICA!!!! Whoo hooo! Dive certification here we come!
September 2010
6 posts
Idaho part 1
Our trip out to Idaho did not go off without a hitch as I had been desperately hoping. We rose at the crack of down to shower and were bleary eyed moving around the apartment, trying not to wake Ben until the absolute last second. Josh remembered that if you check in online, luggage is cheaper so at 630a I sat down at the computer, only to find we have been re-booked already onto a later flight...
Keratin treatment for my hair is apparently $400 and lasts about 3 months. Has anyone ever done this and have likes/dislikes? I’m nervous about it making my hair really really flat.
We are back from vacation and had a great time. We definitely feel like we need a vacation after this vacation though and would classify it more as a “trip” than a “vacation”. I have a few posts forthcoming on that but in the meantime…I realized last night…
I THREW AWAY BEN’S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND SOCIAL SECURITY CARD.
Double ugh. It was an accident...
August 2010
7 posts
Is it wrong to drug your 2 year old??
We are about to embark on our eight day trip which will bring us out to Idaho then back to Boston before returning to NYC. I am petrified slightly anxious about flying with Ben across all these miles because, well, he isn’t that fun to fly with. My previous flight ALONE with him was only up to Boston and every last one of those 42 air flying minutes was painful. PAINFUL.
On the way...
Battle of Brooklyn 10 Miler
I didn’t give advance warning of my 10 Mile race this weekend because I wasn’t positive I would actually be running it. I made a quick trip to DC on Friday night for a Saturday afternoon baby shower and returned back to NYC right afterwards. Usually running after spending 10-12 hours cramped in a car isn’t ideal. This was also coupled with the fact that I hadn’t actually...